Self-heating sad-iron



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UNITED STATES JEssE B. CURL, or

PATENT OFFICE.

DES MOINES, IOXVA.

SELFi-HEATING SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,156, dated December 3, 1889.

Application filed June 19, 1888. Serial No, 277,515. (No model.) I

f0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE B. CURL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Self-Heating Sad-lrons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in self-heating sad-irons; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sad-iron embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, taken on the lino-tom of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same, taken on the line yy of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the burner. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View of the burner. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the pan to hold fluid for generating initial heat. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of the arm 0 and the plate P. Fig.8 is a horizontal sectional view of the burner. ,Fig. 9 is a perspective detail view of the front of the iron frame.

A represents the body of the iron, which has two ironing-faces B, on opposite sides, and is hollow. At the rear end of the iron is a central opening 0, having the rearwardextending annular flange D. The front end of the iron is provided with a central forwardly-extending stud E, in which is made a vertical longitudinal open slot F.

In one side of the iron is a rectangular opening G, in which is arranged a door H, that is pivoted at one end, and is provided at its free end with a button I, by means of which it may be secured when closed in the opening. In the upper and lower edges of the door II are slots or recesses K.

L represents openings which are made in opposite sides of the iron, at suitable distances from. the flattened sides of the same.

M represents an arm which has its lower end provided with a central opening to receive the forward-extending stud E, whereby the said arm is pivoted to the front end of the iron. The said arm is provided at asuitable distance from its lower end with a pair of forward-projecting ears N, and the upper end of the arm is curved inward over the iron, as shown.

0 represents an arm, which has its lower end swiveled on the circular flange D, the latter extending through an opening in the arm, as shown.

P represents a semicircular plate or cover, which is arranged on the rear side of the arm and has an ear at its upper end, which is pivoted to the arm. The function of this plate is to partly cover the opening 0.

R represents a tubular sleeve,which extends through openings in the upper end of the arms, and has external screw-threads at its ends. A handle S, which is made of wood or other non-conducting material, is fitted-be tween the upper ends of the arms, and has a longitudinal central opening through which extends the sleeve R.

T represents a screen or shield, which is made of sheet metal and has its ends upturned and arranged between the ends of the handle S and the inner sides of the arms. The said ends are provided with openings through which the tubular sleeve extends. 'Olamping-nutsU are screwed to the threaded ends of the sleeves and secure the latter to the arm.

V represents a supply-tube, which extends through the tubular sleeve, has one end bent downward and then bent inward, so as to exterid through the opening 0 into the rear portion of the iron, and the front end of the said tube is bent upward at right angles, and is provided with a reservoir NV for gasoline or other suitable fluid.

X represents the burner, which is provided on its under side with a longitudinal recess Y. In the depending flange which forms the sides of the said recess is made a channel Z, which extends around three sides of the burner and terminates in a sleeve A into which isfitted a needle-valve D. The opposite end of the said channel, which is on one side of the burner, is fittedto the inner end of the tube V, and from the front end of the burner, at the center of the same, projects a pivotal arm 0', which enters a recess D in the center of the frontend of the iron.

The upper necessary degree.

portion of the burner is rectangular in form and hollow to form a mixing-chamber E, and in the upper side of the said mixing-chamber are longitudinal slits F.

G represents a central opening, which is made in the lower side of the chamber E, and

is adapted to receive a hollow stud which is formed on a hood H, the latter having its open end presented to the orifice of the needle-valve and being secured in the under side of the burner.

1 represents a locking-arm, the lower end of which is adapted to fit in the slot in the stud E, andis provided with a vertical slot K. A pivotal bolt L extends through an aperture in the stud and through the slot K, and thereby secures the arm to the stud and enables said arm to be moved in a longitudinal direction on the pivotal pin, and also to be swung upon the same for the purpose of reversing the iron, after which the arm may engage and enter the space between the ears N, and the said arm may be then moved downward a slight distance, so as to cause its lower end to lock the lower end of the arm M to th stud.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the handle which carries the reservoir and to which the burner is connected by means of the supply-pipe may be swung on the iron, so as to enable either side of the latter to be used. 7

The operation of my invention is as follows:.

Asmall quantity of the fluid is first placed in a small pan M, which is provided with a handle i and is ignited, and the door in one side of the iron is then opened and the pan containing the burning fluid introduced into the iron and arranged under the burner, so that the flames will heat the burner to the The said pan is then removed, the door closed and fastened, and fluid is introduced to the burner from the reservoir through the tube V. The fluid passes through the channels herein before described,

and in the burner it becomes vaporized and escapes from the orifice of the needle-valve and passes through the hood into the mixingchamber E, thereby causing air to enter the same, together with the vapor, in sufficient quantities to render the latter combustible.

- The mixed air and vapor escapes in thin jets having the stud E, provided with a vertical open slot or recess in its outer end, the arm 0, pivoted to the opposite end of the iron,

the arm M, pivoted on the stud E and hav-' ingears N,.the handle detachably secured to and connecting the outer ends of the arms 0 M, a pivoting-bolt L, extending transversely through the slot or recess of stud E, and the arm I, having slot K at one end, by which it is mounted upon the bolt L with its inner edge in contact wit-h the inner end of the slot or recess, and with the arm M when said arm I is in a vertical position.

2. The combination of the iron, the arms M and O, pivoted to the ends thereofjthe sleeve extending through the upper ends of said arms, their handle fitted on the sleeve and bearing between the arms, the supplypipe W, extending through the sleeve and having one end entering the iron and provided with the burner, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the reversible iron, of the arms pivoted to the ends thereof, the handle arranged between said I arms, the

sleeve extending through said arms and through the handle, the clamping-nuts on the ends of the said sleeve, and the supply-pipe extending through the same and having one end entering the iron and provided with the burner, substantially as described.

at. The combination, wit-h the reversible iron, of the arms pivoted to the ends thereof, the sleeve extending through the upper ends of said arms, the handle fitted on the sleeve and bearing between the arms, the supplypipe NV, extending through the sleeve and having one end entering one end of the non,

and the burner attached to said entering end 

